Farah is making 5 fruit baskets as gifts for her family members. She has 55 total pieces of fruit to distribute among the baskets. She puts 1 cantaloupe, 1 pineapple, and 1 mango in each basket. She also has tangerines to put in each basket. What is the equation representing this problem, and what is the meaning of x once this equation is solved?(1 point)
=55; x=
tangerines in each basket
The equation representing this problem is:
1 + 1 + 1 + x = 55
The meaning of x once this equation is solved is the number of tangerines that Farah puts in each basket.